Heineken John Smith's Bitter (a.k.a. Cask and Original)

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

Bricklayers Arms, Beckenham, Greater London

East Kent Arms, Ramsgate, Kent

Horns Inn, Rugeley, Staffordshire

The Quays, Darlington, Durham

Dog House, Norwich, Norfolk

The Bouncing Barrel, Herne Bay, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		03 Sep 2015	The blackboard said only Taddy Special which is a non-existent beer. Close examination of the cask label found John Smith's Bitter. A rare beer darn sarf even more so on gravity dispense

The Thirty-Nine Steps Brewhouse (formerly The Thirty-Nine Steps Alehouse), Broadstairs, Kent

Harkers, York, North Yorkshire

The Cover Bridge Inn, East Witton, North Yorkshire

The Castle & Falcon, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Percy Vear's Real Ale House, Keighley, West Yorkshire

Three Cranes, York, North Yorkshire

Terrace, York, North Yorkshire

The Albert, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

Navigation Tavern, Mirfield, West Yorkshire

The Railway, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire

Trent House, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Welby Arms, Allington, Lincolnshire

Broadways, Didcot, Oxfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		06 Sep 2013	Bit of a strange nose

Kings Arms, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk

The Snickleway Inn, York, North Yorkshire

The Railway, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

The White Horse, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		28 Sep 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	24 Aug 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	27 Jul 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	17 Jul 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	14 Jul 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	07 Jul 2012
Pedro		29 Jun 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	27 Apr 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	29 Jan 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	13 Jan 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	16 Oct 2011
Alenomore	Not Tried	16 Oct 2011
Pedro		15 Oct 2011
Pedro	Not Tried	05 Mar 2011

The Concertina Band Club, Mexborough, South Yorkshire

Station Hotel, Northallerton, North Yorkshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
davidg83		05 Oct 2011	Nothing special. Basic ruby beer with malty nose. Bitter and drying with clinging head.

Peacock, Kettering, Northamptonshire

The Britannia, Darlington, Durham

Who	Score	When	Notes
Flying.geordie		12 Aug 2011

Lord Nelson, Nether Poppleton, North Yorkshire

Fox and Hounds Inn, West Burton, North Yorkshire

Crown & Anchor, Sowerby (Nr. Thirsk), North Yorkshire

The Angel, Oundle, Northamptonshire

The Green Dragon, Brigstock, Northamptonshire

Wat Tyler, Dartford, Kent

Crown Hotel, Liverpool, Merseyside

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		25 Feb 2010	Served a bit on the cold side, but this has an odd yeast aroma and I wasn't that impressed with it. Cheap though.

The Mitre, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of

The Hand & Heart, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Fox and Hounds, West Witton, North Yorkshire

The Black Swan, Middleham, North Yorkshire

The Woolpack, Weldon, Northamptonshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen		27 May 2008	Nice suprise in a desert of smooth and creamflow around here very popular not suprised. Interesting malt toast and honey prefer more hops but would go back to it without question.